Step One: Make like a Snake
When it comes to garden design with native plants, start small and keep it simple.
The Park in Your Garden
Become a part of Homegrown National Park by planting natives in your green spaces.
Don’t Toss All the Leaves
We are losing our topsoil. Leaving our leaves to decompose as nutrients to rebuild the land is essential during the fall.
It’s time to think about…Spring!
Plant spring ephemerals now to enjoy next year!
Corridors Aren’t Just for Buildings
Wildlife needs biological corridors to thrive. We can create these corridors in our gardens and be a part of a grassroots movement to create spaces of beauty and flourishing for all species.
How We Garden Affects the Forest Preserves
The effects of leaving invasives in our gardens goes well beyond the border of our property. Our natural surroundings are affected, too.
Calling All Backyard Scientists!
We can be citizen scientists in our gardens and buttress pollinator populations.
No Mow May
The “No Mow May” movement and why we need to take up the call in our gardens and other landscapes.
Spring into Native Plant Sales!
Presale orders for native plants often begin in March and April for a May and June pick-up. Here’s where to find them for the DuPage county area.
Breakfast for the Birds
Native plant seed heads provide an important source of food for birds during winter.
If you like fireflies and butterflies
Leaf mulch habitat for overwintering insects.
It’s Oaktober!
Why we focus on oaks and what you can do to support this keystone species.
The World’s Most Endangered Ecosystem, Right at Home
Our endangered grasslands - the prairie.
Milkweed for Monarchs
Milkweed is imperative for monarch butterflies to exist. Illinois is part of the conservation movement to bring this species back from the endangered list.